Ponder, Vikings prepare to battle Texans

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Dec 21, 2012

He likens Ponder to Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who Musgrave used to coach, and says that he sees the same kind of progress from Ponder that he saw early in Ryan’s career. “He’s a young player. Watt and the Texans in Week 16. That doesn’t suggest a qua… (more)rterback making big strides “each and every day,” although you can understand why the Vikings are trying to bolster his confidence any way they can with two games left and a playoff spot hanging in the balance. He’s young and has a lot to learn, but he’s making strides each and every day,” Musgrave said, via Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Bill Musgrave: Ponder is “making strides each and every day”

No matter how many yards he gains and records he breaks, one of the central arguments in favor of voting for Vikings running back Adrian Peterson for MVP this season is Christian Ponder. The lackluster play of the Vikings’ second-year quarterback makes